Definition of: flagellant

(flaj′ə·lənt, flə·jel′ənt)nounA zealot given to whipping or scourging himself, to secure pardon from sin: also flag′el·la′tor.—adjective Using a scourge; scourging; practicing flagellation.[<L flagellans, -antis, ppr. of flagellare scourge <flagellum a whip]